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"Application-medi!" u1y22, 19l4-r Serial No.. 852,347.

Teeth/whom it, may concern Be it known that I, Howannlu. KENNEDY, acitizen of. the. Unitedi States, residing.A at Fort Wayne inthe countyofAllen and State ot Indiana., have invented new anduseful Improvementsinl Travelers" .Grips or Bags, ofwhich the followingis.aI full; clear,and exact'description. v i,

[My invention relates to imprlovementsuin sheet metal travelers?,gripslor cases, andrits object is to prevent moisture or` rain enten ingthe same' when it is; closed, and tof th-is end to provide a hingefor-the covers of a peculiar and economical structure `which will notdetract from the strength ofthe grip or case. rlhis l'l .accomplish bythe means hereinafter fully described,-"and'as particularly pointedoutin theclai-ms.

In the drawings: Figure lisa perspective view of a meta-l griip' orkitto which my i1n provements are applied. Fig. Q'is acrosssection of afragment of said grip, drawn to a larger scale, andfembodyi-ngmy'invention. Fig. 3 is a view simi-lar to-that shown in F ig. 2,illustrating a modified construction of my improvements.

The general structure of the sheet metal grip or kit to which myimprovements are applied is the same as that set forth in applicationfor Letters Patent of the United States, tiled June 8, 1914, Serial No.843,675, and comprises a body-portion consisting of a suitable bottom,longitudinal side-walls A, and end-walls B. The upper edges of thelatter extend above the top edges of the side-wall and are peaked, asshown, and the covers are hinged to the side-walls. One of said covers,D, extends torwithin a short distance of the truncated apex of thepeaked upper edges of the end-walls B, and has its end edges flangeddownward and adapted to lap over the inclined edges of one inclined edgeof the peaked portion of said end-walls, when the grip is closed,substantially as shown. The 4other cover, E, extends from the side-wall,opposite that to which cover D is hinged, over the truncated apex of thepeak, and down the opposite inoline until it reaches the upper edge ofcover D, whereupon it is flared outward slightly and overlaps the adjacent'edges of the same. The end edges of cover D are also-flangeddownwardly and lap over the opposite inclined edges of the peak, asshown, and the meeting edges of these covers are locked together`10i/means or suitable lacking. de#

vices, F, F., of` a well-known type. `At the ridge ofcover E itl isprovided withl a suit-A able handle; `at about its center of'. length;These` covers, D and E, have their. lower. portionsa.. extend,` downpast `the upper edges of sidefwal-ls A, and! the lower r edges` thereofare formed into knuckles Zi, Y), that areipivotallly` connected by awire. pintle` c to the knuckles d of thefliingefplates e. The lattenextends up over andl around the selvaged upperk edge ofv the side-wallsofthe bodyl of the grip. andfagainst the inner `surface thereoff, andare. secu-redr tosaid sideewallsyby rivets'r or otherwise. In Eifg 2,the. upper portions ofV the sidewalls extend; upward beyond AtheimeetingIangle of the latte-r,` and the incline. ot `the `covers 'and` .thelength of the hingesplateiis correspondingly increased so as tol-extendupfoverwand` around the urpper edge- 'of theinclined` portion and` to-`lap againstthe inner surfaceof .the` same. Ais thus constructed, it isimpossible for rai-n. or wa-tento enter the grip through the hingedportion of the covers and grip.

ln Fig. Bof-the drawings, the upperedge of' the side-walls is shown toterminate at the angle of the inclined covers and sidewall, and in thisevent, the hinge-plate f does not have to be made as long as thehinge-plate e. This hinge-plate f, is secured to and laps against boththe outer and inner surfaces of the upper portion of the side-walls inthe same manner as it does in the construction shown in Fig. 2.

What I claim as new is:

1. A sheet metal travelers grip having a a body comprising rectangularvertical longitudinal side-walls and end-walls which have their upperedges inclined upward from the sides to a central peak, and inclinedcovers hinged to the longitudinal sides below the upper edges of thelatter, one of said covers having its upper edge extend over the peak ofthe top of the body and down the opposite incline and overlapping thetop edge of the other cover and both of said covers having their lowermarginal edges flanged downward to form vertical portions that overlapthe top edges of the vertical .side-walls of the body.

' 2. A. sheet metal travelers grip having a body comprising rectangularvertical longitudinal side-walls, end-walls which have their upper edgesinclined upward from the sides to a central peak, s and inclined coversyhaving their lower portions extend down past the upper edges of thesaid side-walls and lap against the outer surfaces thereof,

and having their lower edges provided with knuckles, hinge-plateslapping' against the covers having its upper edge extend over'the peakof the top V'of the body and down the opposite incline and overlappingythe top edge of the other cover and both of said covers having their endedges Vflanged downward and. overlapping the inclined top edges oftheend-wall Y v A she'etrmetal travelers grip having a body comprisingrectangularY vertical longitudinal side-walls, end-.walls which have .Ytheir upper edges inclined upward from the sides to a central peak, landinclined covers hinged to the longitudinal sides below the upper edgesthereof, onevofv said covers having its upper edge-extend over the peakof the'top of the bodyv and down theopposite incline vandoverlapping.the top edge `of the other cover andlboth-of said covers having theirlower marginal Yedges anged downward `to forni vertical portions thatoverlap the top edges ofthe side walls of the body; the upper portion ofsaid side-walls extending upward/in an inclined direction toward nectingthe knuckles of the covers to those of said hinge-plates; one of saidcovers having its upper edge extend over the peak of the top of the bodyand down the opposite incline and overlappingthe top edge of the othercover and both ofsaid covers having their end edges flanged downward andoverlapping the inclined top edges of the endwalls; the upper portion ofsaid side-walls extending upward in an inclined direction toward thepeak of the top of the grip under the covers.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this lst day of July,1914.

HOWARD L. KENNEDY.

Witnesses:

MARGARET BITTENGER, PHIL B. COVERICK.

i Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents.

,I Washington, D. C.

